[meteorite-list] OT: Perseid Peak Night real-time chat "meeting" tonight!

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:32 2004
Message-ID: <20030813020134.78994.qmail_at_web80508.mail.yahoo.com>

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:31:07 -0400
From: "Lew Gramer"
Subject: (meteorobs) MSNBC.com: "Make the most of the
meteor show" tonight...

[From this Space.com article on the MSNBC website:
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/947032.asp ]

        "Make the most of the meteor show:
         To see the Perseids at their best, avoid
         the glare of the moon

        "August is usually regarded as 'meteor month'
         in the Northern Hemisphere, as one of the
         best shooting star displays of the year
         reaches its peak near midmonth. The annual
         Perseid meteor shower is beloved by everyone
         from meteor enthusiasts to summer campers."

The Perseids are reaching their peak activity over-
night tonight... And in spite of what the abovemen-
tioned article says, the Perseids should be worth
watching in SPITE of the moon! (Although of course,
not if your sky is clouded over tonight... :( )

Here's to clearing skies tonight! And if skies do
clear, follow the observing advice in the article:
get yourself out to a safe, dark place (with some-
thing large to block the moon from your eyes...
that is actually a big help!) Then stretch your-
self out on a lawnchair, and ENJOY THE SHOW!

Lew Gramer

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:46:39 -0400
From: "Lew Gramer"
Subject: (meteorobs) Perseid Peak Night real-time chat
"meeting" tonight!

Hello again, fellow observers!

Once again tonight and tomorrow, as earth
ploughs its way through the thickest parts
of the Perseids' parent dust stream, we'll
be having a real-time global meteor chat!

Just follow the simple instructions below,
if you'd like to join your fellow observ-
ers from around the world (we have had a
wonderful array of chatters in our most
recent chats - from places as far afield
as New Mexico, Portugal, Belgium, Turkey,
Canada, Australia, Holland and Florida...)

The chat time will be all evening, and in
to tomorrow morning. Just drop in whenever
you have time between observing, sleeping,
and transcribing your data!



If you have never done IRC before:

  I) Go to:
         http://www.meteorobs.org/cgiirc/irc.cgi
        Enter a nickname for yourself (it
        picks one at random), and hit the
        "Login" button. Once you are con-
        nected to our channel, just type
        text at the bottom of your browser
        screen and hit "Enter" to send it!

Or if you are familiar with IRC:

  II) Download/install IRC freeware, e.g.:
                http://mirc.com
      Use your IRC software to connect to
        irc.krey.net and then enter the com-
        mand to join the #meteorobs "channel":
        /join #meteorobs


Choose a nickname for yourself describing
where you are from: mine is 'MAmeteors',
for MAssachusetts, USA. The "nickname" you
choose for yourself could be 'ILikeMeteors',
'HavanaMeteors', or whatever you like!


We hope to "see" you there!

Lew Gramer
Webmaster: http://www.meteorobs.org

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 13:12:12 -0400
From: "Lew Gramer"
Subject: (meteorobs) REPOST: Tips for Emailing Your
Meteor Reports!

Just to reiterate a previous reminder... If you wish
to
post your summary observing reports of the Perseid
peak,
please be sure to format your email using simple
rules:

 1) Send your report in the body of your email - NOT
    as any sort of attachment, even "text" attachment.

 2) Do NOT use HTML or RTF format: always use flat
text

 3) If you have a choice of fonts (which you should
NOT
    if you are really using Plain Text format), then
be
    sure you use a FIXED WIDTH font - e.g., Courier.

 4) Use spaces where ever possible - never tabs.

 5) If you aren't SURE that your format is
fixed-width,
    then don't use tables for magnitude distributions,
    observing period summaries, or individual meteors:
    instead, use comma- or semicolon-separated lists.
    That way, even if your format does not line up, we
    will be able to understand your data
unambiguously.

 6) Summary reports are always welcome on 'meteorobs'.
    But if you have many reports (or one long report),
    try not to send ALL of your details to
'meteorobs':
    our list will be very busy this next few days, and
    too many Detailed Meteor Reports (with individual
    meteors detailed in them) could clog up our
server.


Clear skies to all for the Perseid peak!

Lew Gramer

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